However, to complete the bypass, ADM needed to cross the Bouregreg River, which runs southwest from the Atlas Mountains and flows into the Atlantic between Rabat and Salé.
ADM began constructing the Rabat motorway bypass-running directly between Fes and Casablanca-to lighten traffic and boost commercial transportation in the region. In 2010, Morocco’s state-owned highway company, Autoroutes Du Maroc (ADM), decided to change that.
Although Rabat is a great place to visit for boating, this route slows down commerce in the area and creates traffic issues, which can lead to safety concerns on the roads. But no one ever said building Africa’s longest and tallest cable-stayed bridge-and the project risk management it would entail-would be easy.įor motorists traveling from Morocco’s medieval capital, Fes, to its economic and cultural capital, Casablanca, the only way to go has been via Rabat, the bustling political capital. When Morocco undertook bridging the Bouregreg River, the project presented complex challenges that brought together six companies to collaborate across three continents.
